The Names and Nicknames of your Nation

[Kantani Civilisation]

Various different states through history have had multiple names by which they referred to themselves and were referred to by others. Some states had very simple names, that represented simply a region over which they controlled. Others had names representing their ruling dynasty, and yet others had grandiose titles that referred to their nation's greatness, whether perceived or actual.

Sometimes, these took the form of official names of nations, and other times, they were the nicknames of nations, ascribed more as a matter of common reference than due to official usage. So, NS, what names and nicknames does your nation go by?

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The Kantani Civilisation has the following names to refer to itself:

• The Kantani Realm
• The Kantani Cities
• Satavakal
• The Satavakal Kingdom
• The Lakeland Kingdom
• Foremost of Civilisations
• Land of the Greatest Fountains of Light

The Kantani Realm:
'The Kantani Realm' (ɔʇɹ ʔɔp // Kantan ikar) refers to any number of Kantani states which have existed since early antiquity. The Kantani method of governance does not lend itself to long periods of stable governorship as well as some of the more recent and more centralised Empires nearby. Instead, Kantani history and civilisation consists of a string of loosely-connected Kingdoms, largely comprising similar land area around the Kantani Lakelands. As such, 'the Kantani Realm' just refers to whatever Kantani state now exists within the Lakelands region.

The Kantani Cities:
'The Kantani Cities' (ɔʇɹ nɯʔɿɔʔ // Kantan lasiataki) refers to the consistent element throughout Kantani civilisation - that the Kantani have seemingly always organised themselves into cities and large towns throughout the Lakelands. This has led, in part, to the quick rise and fall of subsequent Kantani states, as each city is striving for further control within the Kantani lands rather than working as one under the authority of the King. Generally, the Kingdoms where the cities have had representation of some kind tend to be more successful than those where the cities remain unrepresented.

Satavakal
'Satavakal' (ɯɿcɔn // Satavakal) or 'the Satavakal Kingdom' (ɯɿcɔ ʔɿoɹɔɔp // Satavak Itanganakakar) refers to the current ruling dynasty, city and state apparatus ruling the Kantani Cities and the Lakelands. The dynasty has been ruling thus far for nearly 100 years which, while not pushing any records, is respectable among the Kantani civilisations prior.

The Lakeland Kingdom
'The Lakeland Kingdom' (ʔocɔ ʔɿoɹɔɔp // Ingavak itanganakakar) is usually considered a somewhat crass way to refer to the Kantani civilisation by apathetic peasants, diplomatic parties or the occasional subjugated people group. The phrase "whatever Kingdom rules the Lakelands" is considered somewhat similar to "whatever way the wind blows" in meaning. While the Kantani Kingdoms tend to have a bit longer life to them than the phrase might suggest, it remains largely correct, in that Kantani kingdoms rise and fall, very often with little ceremony or fuss between them.

Foremost of Civilisations
'Foremost of Civilisations' (ʔɿ nɯʔɹɔʔ // It lasianaki) is one way in which the Kantani civilisation as a whole refers to itself. The Kantani believe their art, culture, literacy and military traditions to be in a constant state of superiority compared to the nations and states around them.

Land of the Great Fountains of Light
This rather long-winded name (ʔɔp ʔɿʔ ɔʇɔɔʔ ʔcʔ // Ikar iti kantakaki ivi) refers to the faith of the Kantani civilisation, the Fountains of Light. The various rites and rituals of the faith as practiced by the Kantani people are a common thread throughout their sometimes tumultuous history. The Kantani ambition and drive to control the Lakelands is largely due to their belief that the Fountains of Light, the life-bringing spirits made by the gods themselves, either only reside within, or are most concentrated within, the Kantani lands, though whether it is because of the Kantani people's supremacy or the cause of the Kantani people's supremacy is a question that divides theologians. One phrase often parroted by the various Kingdoms of the Kantani is 'ʔɿʔ ɔʇɔ ʔcʔ' - 'Iti Kantak Ivi', essentially a boast by the ruling city of the time saying 'we are home to the greatest Fountain of Light'. That boast guarantees that traffic into whatever capital is currently in control remains steady, as it becomes a major place of worship, supposedly with the clearest light-blue waters in the entire Lakelands. Is there truth to the claim? Well it would be suicide to contravene the King, so no-one ever seems to know for certain.

[Ko-oren]

The short name of the nation, Ko-oren, has been the same for centuries. Its government changed, its borders changed (including more and more of the archipelago as time went on), so the nation's title changed as well:
- Halcyon Archipelago (currently, rarely used)
- Island Republic (during the crisis years, around the time meritocracy was imposed)
- Meritocratic Union (very briefly used after government change)
- Union (shortly after the islands of Yoshima were incorporated, used quite a while)
- Commonwealth (used for a while in communication to foreign nations. While never under another nation's influence, the government at the time felt that Ko-oren needed a title, and as it couldn't really call itself a Kingdom or a Republic at the time, Commonwealth was chosen without really knowing its implication)

The name 'Ko-oren' is used in most languages. In our own, we nowadays also call it Ko-oren. In the past, the nation went by the following names:
- Ko-oren (or Co-oren in languages that see infrequent use of the letter 'K')
- Gehren (form used until several centuries ago)
- Gehrenna (Latinised form of Gehren)
- Gehroren, Geroren, etc (assumed misspellings)

We also want to be known as 'the trophy cabinet in the northwest' but so far nobody wants to use that

[Voxija]

The short form of our nation's name, and the one most frequently used, is Voxija. The most commonly used long form is the Voxijan Republic, although some call us the Republic of Voxija. Some languages refer to Voxija as something like Basque-land.

[Xaojie]

The Southern Dragon is a name some people refer to Xaojie.

[Kovkastan]

Kovkastan is the most common name, literally meaning 'Land of the Kovkas'. It is widely used to refer to the country in the modern era, both inside and outside. Officially, the country's long form is the Second Republic of Kovkastan, but typically the Republic of Kovkastan or the Kovka Republic is used.

Kovk was used in antiquity, named directly after the legendary patriarch of the nation. During the nations time as part of the USSR, it was referred to as the Kovka Soviet Socialist Republic (Kovka SSR).

Moreover, the country was once known to some by the exonym (the) Kovkarus or (the) Caucarus. It is not known where this name truly originated from. Historians speculate it could have evolved from a case of mistaken identity; or to specify its rough geographic position; or through the territorial ambitions of Russia or the Rus'. Nevertheless, the term fell out of widespread usage by the 20th century.

[Lillorainen]

While the current unified Lillorainian state, the Federation of Lillorainen, hasn't been established before 1981, Lillorainen as a national endonym and name for the Lillöer-Archipelago has, in various spelling forms, been for about one and a half millennium. The name derives from lille øer, 'small islands' (which, considering the archipelago has a size of more than 451,000 square kilometers in total, might appear a bit ironic).
In its history, Lillorainen has gone by various names, including, but not limited to:

- The States of Lillorainen (used before 1981).
- The Storöer-League of Cities (or in German, Städtebund, for the trade league formed by Lillorainen's largest city-states, existing from the Middle Ages to the 18th century).
- Lillorainian Republics (used before the founding of the Storöer-League and again after its end).
- The Lillorainian Union (used from 1895 to 1946).
- The Lillorainian Federal Republic (used from 1948 to 1976 for the united East Lillorainian states, and from 1976 to 1981 for the entire nation, despite its de-facto dissolution after the 1970s Civil War).
- The Federation of Lillorainen (or simply, the Federation; used since 1981).
- The Federative National Meritocracy (used since 1981, if you try to get political by all means possible).

'Lillorainen' is used in most languages, mostly fit to the spelling and pronunciation rules and features of the language in question. But some languages also break down the meaning of the name and translate it directly into their languages:

- in Shamsiyya, Lillorainen goes by Juzur Alsaghirta (except in official texts, where it's Al-Liluraniyya).
- in Shikonjima, Lillorainen goes by Chiisaishima.
- in Carlotina, Lillorainen goes by Lilorainía nowadays, but has historically also been referred to as Islas Chicas del Norte.

People from Lillorainen are called Lillorainians, or Lillos for short.

[Radiatia]

The official name is "The Radiatian Federation" although the country is referred to by almost everyone as "Radiatia".

In the past this has caused problems: "Radiatia" technically refers not the the country but to the subcontinent of Radiatia, of which the Radiatian Federation used to occupy about 90% (nowadays this is less of a problem as many formerly independent states are now part of the Radiatian Federation, which means the Radiatian Federation does cover all of Radiatia so you can use Radiatia and be correct.)

Over 50 years ago, the land was called the Radiatian People's Socialist Union (RPSU), which is now used to refer to communist-era Radiatia (in contrast to the post-communist Radiatian Federation). At the time the RPSU was often just called Radiatia, even though it occupied an even smaller portion of the subcontinent that the current Federation.

The nation is also sometimes referred to as just "The Federation", especially locally or among nearby nations.

The nation has a number of nicknames, most commonly "The Great Northern Land" (as this is the literal translation of the word "Radiatia").

Other nicknames include "The Sheriff of Noctur", a more political nickname referring to a former foreign policy.

"The land of grease" or "The land of grease and oil" is a nickname referring to some of Radiatia's more well-known exports - namely the fast food chain "Greasy Joe's" and oil.

"The land of heatstroke and hypothermia" is less common now but is one that was sometimes used by tourist companies, a reference to the extreme climate.

"Radland" and "Yakland" are occasionally used by some foreigners, the former due to a weird translation of the country's name and the latter due the national animal.

Radiatians are also often called "Rads", "The Yaks" and other more pejorative nicknames abroad.

[Tefror]

Outsiders refer to Tefror as "The Distopian Utopian" due to it's cities looking rough and gritty, but the country is actually very nice and stable.

[Anollasia]

Anollasia was called Anolland (Turkish: Anoltere; Anollasian: Anoltend) from 1650 to 1655 and was split into English Anolland (Turkish: İngiliz Anolteresi; Anollasian: İngilish Anoltend) and Ottoman Anolland (Turkish: Osmanlı Anolteresi; Anollasian: Osman Anoltend) from 1655 to 1685. The nation has been known as Anollasia (Turkish: Anolasya; Anollasian: Anolasia) since unification in 1685. Its official name has changed over time however. It was The Dependency of Anollasia (Turkish: Anolasya Bağımlılığı; Anollasian: Ohe Bağendlency ıof Anolasia) from 1685 to 1745, The Colony of Anollasia (Turkish: Anolasya Kolonisi; Anollasian: Ohe Kolony iof Anolasia) from 1745 to 1760, The Republic of Anollasia (Turkish: Anolasya Cumhuriyeti; Anollasian: Ohe Cumhurlic iof Anolasia) from 1760 to 1886 and 1896 to 1912, The Military Dictatorship of Anollasia (Turkish: Anolasya Askeri Diktatörlüğü; Anollasian: Ohe Askitary Diktatorlip üof Anolasia) from 1886 to 1896, and The Peaceful Republic of Anollasia (Turkish: Huzurlu Anolasya Cumhuriyeti; Anollasian: Ohe Bareaceful Cumhurlic iof Anolasia) from 1912 to present. The republic from 1760 to 1886 is referred to as the Old Republic (Turkish: Eski Cumhuriyet; Anollasian: Eskold Cumhurlic and the republic from 1896 to 1912 is referred to as the New Republic (Turkish: Yeni Cumhuriyet; Anollasian: Yenew Cumhurlic). The current republic is referred to as The Peaceful Republic (Turkish: Huzurlu Cumhuriyet; Anollasian: Ohe Bareaceful Cumhurlic).

[The Twilight Embassy]

Countless, but for brevity's sake, let's narrow it down a little:

Crack open any story written by H.P. Lovecraft. Write down every name the author uses to describe all the things he's afraid of.

Every name on that list are our nicknames.

[Republica Federal de Catalunya]

My Country is commonly nicknamed by the Holland of the South, the Sunny Holland or the Mediterranian Netherlands. The funny of the nickname is that We are among Europe's more hilly countries. But in size, population and GDP, and most international rankings normally we rank between Belgium and the Netherlands.

Normally also share political interests inside the EU and Euro.

Our reborn country was inspired by the Dutch republic, our own declaration of independence was inspired by the Dutch Abjuration act. We quickly imitated the Dutch India company and the mercantilism from Northern Europe. We had a strong trade of goods, scientifical advances and cultural relations with England, Portugal and the Netherlands. Also, a side effect of quicking the inquisition was a return of merchant families of sefardite origin.

Because We were between the first countries, and the first in Southern Europe to enter the both the scientific ,Industrial Revolutions and modern nationalism.

[Terabithya]

Terabithya can also be spelled Terabithia. By many, it is being referred to as the blessed Kingdom.

[North Octocratiera]

1: the True Octocratiera

2: Honest Australia (Australia under the Liberal Party)

3: the Octocratieran Realm

4: America's Bitch (Because America occupied the north part of Octocratiera after World War from Japan before Octocratiera was split into 2 nations)

5: the True Dictatorship (because of the country's rules.)

6: a Democratic version of (censored) Germany

7: the Federal Republic of Octocratiera

All of these are nicknames expect for the Octocratieran Realm & the Federal Republic of Octocratiera

[New Visayan Islands]

Please do not gravedig. Thread locked.

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